Catalogue
HAVPCD313 – The Carol Collection
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| Disk Title | The Carol Collection |
| Soloists | Stephen Disley (organ) |
| Martin Ford (organ scholar) | |
| Choir | Southwark Cathedral Choir |
| Conductor | Peter Wright and Stephen Disley |
| Location | Southwark Cathedral |
| Date Recorded | March 2005 |
| Audio Tracks | 30 |
‘The starlight, the shepherds, the angels and kings all tell us of Christ and the joy that he brings.’ So runs the chorus of a carol recorded here and set to an English traditional melody. Christmas is above all a time of celebration, and these recordings of no fewer than thirty carols vividly communicate the sense of joy and wonder which is at the heart of the Christmas message. It has been specially recorded by Southwark Cathedral Choir to showcase ‘The Carol Book’, an exciting new publishing venture from the Royal School of Church Music.
| Trk. | Duration | Track Title | Composer |
| 1 | 01:38 | Joy to the world | Lowell Mason |
| 2 | 01:51 | People, look east | Barry Rose |
| 3 | 02:29 | A tender shoot | Otto Goldschmidt |
| 4 | 01:26 | Go, tell it on the mountain | arr. John Barnard |
| 5 | 04:05 | Once in royal David’s city | Gauntlett/Mann descant: Paul Edwards |
| 6 | 01:19 | Ding-dong, ding | G. R. Woodward |
| 7 | 02:44 | What child is this | arr. David Iliff |
| 8 | 03:05 | God rest you merry, gentlemen | English trad. descant: Christopher Robinson |
| 9 | 03:29 | God is in Bethlehem | John Barnard |
| 10 | 01:36 | Love came down at Christmas | Malcolm Archer |
| 11 | 02:44 | Come and sing | arr. John Barnard |
| 12 | 01:15 | Bethlehem, we come to bring | arr. John Barnard |
| 13 | 02:08 | Infant holy, infant lowly | arr. A. E. Rusbridge |
| 14 | 01:47 | Lift your heart and raise your voice | Paul Edwards |
| 15 | 02:44 | Away in a manger | arr. Philip Moore |
| 16 | 02:04 | Ding-dong! merrily on high | arr. Charles Wood |
| 17 | 02:15 | Child of heaven born on earth | arr. John Barnard |
| 18 | 03:00 | I see your crib | Beth Hughes |
| 19 | 01:37 | Calypso Carol | Michael Perry, arr. David Iliff |
| 20 | 01:35 | Ring out the bells | arr. David Iliff |
| 21 | 01:54 | Jesus Christ the Lord is born | arr. David Iliff |
| 22 | 02:46 | Stranger in Bethlehem | David Iliff |
| 23 | 01:50 | O come, all you children | arr. John Barnard |
| 24 | 03:29 | Silent night | arr. David Iliff |
| 25 | 02:43 | Descend from heaven | arr. David Iliff |
| 26 | 03:23 | O slumber, heaven-born treasure | arr. David Iliff |
| 27 | 03:11 | It came upon the midnight clear | English trad. descant: Christopher Robinson |
| 28 | 03:29 | Bright mystical starlight | arr. John Barnard |
| 29 | 02:44 | No small wonder | Paul Edwards |
| 30 | 02:56 | Hark! the herald angels sing | Felix Mendelssohn descant: David Willcocks |
The variety of carols on this disc is further emphasised by the use of the singers in various guises: boys and men, girls and men, boys alone, girls alone, and the full choir. Trained by Peter Wright and Stephen Disley, Southwark Cathedral Choir is a jewel in the crown of English Church music, all the more remarkable for having no choir school but training local boys and girls who come to sing for the joy of it. And it shows!
